counterespionage
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- noun
- /ˌkaʊntərˈɛspiəˌnɑːʒ/
- Specialized
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contraespionaje
- During the Cold War, counterespionage was crucial in preventing enemy nations from stealing military secrets.
Examples
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"You're not afraid of counterespionage?" Dominion's eyes narrowed; his head tilted slightly.
Fiction book (1992) -
Our counterespionage said… Polakov would come to Moscow to make contact with a high Soviet official… willing to give information to the west.
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I was wondering if you might help me in the counterespionage...
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Um, my training and education, um, has been in the areas of counterespionage and counterterrorism.
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Kosnov is only interested in making counterespionage easy?
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Complete knowledge of enemy agents and their locations… makes all counterespionage work much more easy.
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As you know, the real Thomas, Christiansen and Berkeley while working for British counterespionage were responsible for setting up an excellent chain of agents throughout Britain.
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For a brief, shining moment in Reagan, a restoration of the FBI and CIA's counterespionage and anti-subversive activities seemed possible, but the Democrats retained control of Congress and the structural changes were too far along.
Blog text (12) -
The government implemented strict counterespionage measures to protect national security.
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Effective counterespionage strategies helped the agency to thwart several attempts by foreign spies.
Synonyms
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7.4
Activities to find and stop enemy spies and sabotage
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Etymology
Counterespionage combines counter- and espionage; counter- means 'against', as in counterattack, and espionage comes from a word for 'spy'. So counterespionage is the work of acting 'against' spies, finding and stopping them.